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self-government Definition

self·-government (-guv′ərn mənt)

noun

government of a group by the action of its own members, as in electing representatives to make its laws

self-government Related Forms

self′·-gov′erning adjective

self-government Synonyms

self-government

n.

  1. Autonomy

    home rule, republic, independence, self-determination; see freedom 1.

  2. Self-control

    self-restraint, conduct, character, stability; see discipline 2, restraint 1.

self-government Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • grant: Laos was granted self-government within the French Union on 19 July 1949.
  • have: Since 1965 the islands have had full internal self-government; matters of defense and external affairs remain the responsibility of the New Zealand government.
  • promote: He therefore tried to raise up a Native Agency who could promote self-government among their own people.
  • exercise: It exercises self-government except in matters of defense, internal security and foreign affairs, which are reserved to the UK.
  • attain: She attained self-government with British oversight in 1951, followed by formal independence in March 1957.
  • restore: They wish to see self-government restored to those who have been forcibly deprived of it.

Adjective modifier

  • democratic: Iraqis have laid a solid foundation for democratic self-government.
  • Indian: So I did this everywhere and in Wales I spoke about the colonial question and the need for West Indian self-government.
  • internal: However, by 1926 internal self-government within the rubric of unified imperial policy was no longer the hallmark of dominion status.
  • Irish: The subsequent abolition of the Irish self-government was one of the reasons for the huge growth in emigration in the nineteenth century.
  • limited: For many people, including Bernardo O'Higgins, limited self-government was not enough.
  • regional: Philip developed a system of regional self-government with viceroys answering to him and he ruled as an absolute monarch.

Noun used with modifier

city: In England, this means nothing less than the restoration of genuine shire and city self-government.

Preposition: in

area: People of ethnic minority groups have the legal right to self-government in areas where they account for more than one-third of the local population.

Preposition: of

  • area: Organs of self-government of autonomous areas have the right to manage local financial matters.
  • people: One heard of the right of Self-Determination of Peoples, of the League of Nations, of Self-Government of the People.

Preposition: for

  • year: Third there was the vast Indian Empire which, again, few believed would be ready for self-government for many years.
  • school: More self-government for all schools is central to raising standards and extending diversity.